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We are saddened to share the passing of Emeritus Professor Stephen Boyden, whose life and work shaped generations of thinking about the relationship between people and the planet.
Ongoing shifts in the global water cycle amplified floods,droughts and heat extremes in 2025, according to a new report involving an international team of researchers, led by Professor Albert van Dijk from the Fenner School of Environment and Society.
Native forest logging will now be subject to national environmental standards – legally binding rules to set clear goals for environmental protection. But where are the details of these standards? And how will they be enforced and monitored?
PhD Exit Seminar: An investigation of latitudinal patterns of marine phytoplankton productivity in the Asia-Pacific region in relation to climatic and anthropogenic drivers
This talk explores long-term changes in marine phytoplankton productivity across the Asia–Pacific. Using satellite data and ecological modelling, it reveals widespread declines and shifting bloom patterns, especially in coastal zones under human pressure.
Fenner Seminar: Biodiversity as a Buffer against Climate Change in Forest Ecosystems
This seminar presents evidence from boreal and dryland forests showing that greater plant diversity, especially functional diversity, can help sustain forest productivity and resilience under warming and drying conditions.